Originally posted by liquidsmoke206
I make many decisions based on the flip of a coin or roll of a die, I live my life this way. My actions reveal nothing more than that I indulge in
randomness. Which basically reveals nothing.

Do you really think that indulging in randomness is nothing? A meaningless trait that has nothing to do with your personality?

I never left hand slant unless I am forging.. hee
no, I have tried it to see if I like it..
and I am pretty good at copying peoples writing styles.
I used to have my mom and dads down pat. (you know, just in case)

Me too, i always write straight and only slant left if i am copying - yeah, i did the parent thing too, ha,ha.

Another curious thing i have done is incorporate other peoples style into my own. My f's i took from my french teacher (i was 11 and i liked it so
much i kept it) and my Q's from a colleague some years back (they look like a fat #2).

I also remeber getting told off at junior school for putting spirals in my g's and y's (botton half), i was really upset about it because i liked it
and it was MY handwriting

Greetings to Amsterdam!! and welcome to ATS! I will never pick on your grammar. English is my native language, and I still make mistakes all the
time.

When I am in a hurry, my writing looks nothing like how I normally write either, it actually looks a lot like my mom's handwriting. And my brother
writes just like my bio-dad. Anyone have writing like a relative? Mine resembles my aunts, who I do not like.

GEL, thank you for posting that link to the handwriting analysis page since.....

IT SUPPORTS EVERYTHING I HAVE SAID AND NOTHING YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SAYING.

read it yourself.

The page goes on and on about the process of analyzing some ones handwriting to find out their identity, which I've already said is entirely possible
to do. On top of that it says handwriting analysis is still subjective and still NOT allowed in some court cases.

It mentions nothing about a persons personality being written into a few meaningless slants or loops. This type of logic is the same as the woman I
saw on TV who thought you could judge some ones personality by the shape of their eyebrows, nose, lips, etc.......come on, complete BS.

We can be civil and agree to disagree all you guys want, but until you guys can actually back up you opinions, your really not doing much to deny
ignorance...

Originally posted by liquidsmoke206
I make many decisions based on the flip of a coin or roll of a die, I live my life this way. My actions reveal nothing more than that I indulge in
randomness. Which basically reveals nothing.

Being a human being with natural urges and desires makes your actions about as arbitrary as this post. Flipping a coin or rolling a die is only as
random as the number of options it offers, two or six. Which do you choose, the die or the coin? How many options do you want? Don't look now but
you are engaging in a less than random action by choosing anything. Such ambivalence is usually a sign of insecurity, as are threatening poses and
the obscuring of one's face. But, hey, I could be wrong. What do I know? And I'm not afraid to admit it.

Originally posted by liquidsmoke206
and for the record I use a 12 sided die, six sided are for wimps.

Sincerely, bravo for that one. Genuinely gave me a laugh

Okay, why does it come back to avatars? Because it's human nature to discern everything we can about each other, even if it's only as a way of
making us feel safer. Determining if the person we're interacting with is a threat or not is one of the most basic of human instincts. Personally
I'm not judging you, but rather coming to a point in a rather roundabout way. So here it goes...

If there's one thing I've learned about humans in my life it's that they rarely betray their true inner self outwardly. Instead, they often,
though not always, portray themselves as they'd like to be seen, perhaps believing that by appearing courageous that they aren't fearful, or that by
appearing strong they aren't weak, or that by appearing confident that they really aren't insecure. But our inner sense will almost always be
betrayed in some way, unconsciously, with the exception of sociopaths

This is the basis of psychology, which you may think is bunk too, and I'd agree with you to an extent. Although I would say that they aren't on the
wrong path, just at times misinterpreting what they observe. Though not always.

As an example of the subconscious being betrayed in a conscious act, take the person you mentioned who demonstrates such complete control of his life
yet his handwriting is a mess. Why? Does it make sense that he would allow this one element to slip? One that the world will be exposed to fairly
readily. It seems to me that what could really be happening is that his inward feelings of chaos and lack of control are being revealed unconsciously
through his handwriting. Perhaps his exercise of absolute control is merely his way of trying to deal with his inner insecurities. Then again,
perhaps not.

But here's the thing about handwriting in general: We are taught the mechanics of how to write, but the execution is different for everyone. Just
that fact alone leads me to believe that there is some credence to the idea. Rather like fingerprints, our handwriting is individual, and just like
any individual characteristic can in fact lead to conclusions about who we really are. Always accurate? Doubtful. But for me that doesn't lead to
dismissing it completely.

I was talking with someone about this the other day and the person told me that lots of serial killers have similar R's in their writing. It also
looks like they write very hard and many other things. www.annakoren.com...
I am sure that the preference of hand, emphasis on lower or upper half of letters, style, and pressure all are related with the brain, but I am not
positive we can determine exactly what the handwriting means about the person, we can just say these people have these things in common so it must
mean this. There is no 100% testable way of knowing, but it is fun.

I have average pressure, slight right slant (never left slant, but when I am rushed I do vertical), middle zone concentration, medium spacing between
letters and words, average speed, switch rounded and sharp tops on m, n, and r. I think this pretty accurately describes me too.

Not sure anyone would have much luck analyzing my handwriting because it changes. I have problems with my bank because of this, they show me my
signature on file and want to see if I can copy it in front of them. I just don't have a natural flow to my writing.

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